A team of the NPA-Western Agusan del Norte-Agusan Del Sur Sub-Regional Command (WANAS) ambushed 26th IB troopers near their patrol base at Comota, La paz Agusan del Sur at 8:05 in the morning on June 9, 2017. Initial report of the Front had one trooper of said infanty battalion killed in action. The NPA team confiscated one newly issued R4 assault rifle and quickly withdrew to safe grounds after said military action.

Further details will follow as soon as the NPA-WANAS can submit their final and detailed report.